Rhinoplasty (Nose Surgery)

Rhinoplasty at Westlake Plastic Surgery is performed by Dr. Robert Caridi using the open technique, which involves a small columellar incision connecting bilateral marginal incisions to provide direct, binocular visualisation of the complete nasal cartilage and bone framework. With plastic surgery fellowship training at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and over three decades of practice in Austin, Texas, Dr. Caridi addresses both cosmetic and functional…

Common aesthetic concerns addressed at the Austin clinic include reduction of a dorsal hump through controlled rasping or osteotomy, refinement of the nasal tip through suture techniques and conservative cartilage reshaping, correction of a crooked or asymmetric nose, improvement of nostril size and shape through alar base modification, and enhancement of the naso-labial and naso-frontal angles for improved facial balance. Functional impairments such as…

All rhinoplasty procedures at Westlake are performed under general anaesthesia with a dedicated MD anaesthesiologist — a safety standard the clinic highlights as differentiating its care from settings that use non-physician anaesthesia providers. Surgery takes approximately two hours. Nasal splints and sutures are removed at five to seven days post-operatively. Most patients feel comfortable reappearing socially within one to two weeks. Athletes may…